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Thursday, July 28th, 2011

Back-to-School Cool: The Biggest Back-to-School Trends and Deals!

Remember when back-to-school shopping was fun? Back when your kids were younger and excited for school to start – or maybe when you were young and mom and dad footed the bill? Well, we want to make this seasonal pastime fun again! Here are some of our favorite back-to-school trends and deals!

Flash Drives

This year’s must-have school supplies item? The flash drive. With more and more computer-focused work, the flash drive is becoming almost as mainstream as mechanical pencils. But just because they’re common doesn’t mean any old flash drive will do. This back-to-school season kids are asking for flash drives resembling everything from animals to their favorite comic book characters.

Looking for a great deal on basic flash drives for the whole family? At Walmart you can pickup 4GB USB Drives for only $7.99 a piece!

Calculators

When it comes to calculators, it’s not all about addition and subtraction any more! If your students are like many, they’ll be going back to school with graphing calculators instead of just rulers and protractors. If one of these tech-savvy adding devices is on your back-to-school list, consider picking it up at Office Max where you can save as much as $10 on the purchase of a Texas Instruments TI-84 Plus SE Graphing Calculator.

Back to Basics

How about all those must-have items for elementary-aged students like glue sticks, scissors and folders? Office Depot has all these back to school essentials on sale – some for as little as 50 cents!

Laptops

If you’re looking for a laptop for back-to-school, the MacBook Air and Samsung Series 9 are popular picks.  Both are lightweight and boot up quickly – good features for students moving from class to class. The Samsung Series 9 also offers a 160-degree viewing screen, great for group work!

If you have a college student, you can even get a special deal when purchasing a Mac this season – $100 to spend on the Mac App Store.

Back-to-School Apps

For high school and college bound students, the most exciting back-to-school tools might come in the form of smartphone apps. If your student is headed back to school with an iPhone, consider encouraging them to download Stanza. This free app gives students access to more than 30,000 classic books, the kind of books that typically appear on classroom reading lists.

If your student is toting a smartphone with an Android operating system, consider encouraging them to download Evernote, an easy-to-use note taking application. They might also want to consider downloading the new myZOMM app for Android, because no one wants to lose their phone – especially not one with notes saved on it!

How do you and your family prepare for back-to-school? What are your kids’ must-haves for the upcoming school year?

Monday, April 4th, 2011

ZOMM Featured in Miami Herald

Gear + Gadgets

Cellphone nanny

Zomm Wireless Leash
Zomm Wireless Leash

By Judi Dash

Special to The Miami Herald

Bzzz, flash, screech — that’s your cell phone being left behind. Well, actually, that’s the new ZOMM Wireless Leash, a little round keychain-sized device that, when activated, uses Bluetooth technology to detect and sound an alert when you and your Bluetooth-enabled cellphone become separated by 20 to 40 feet. The Bluetooth connection also lets the ZOMM act as a speakerphone, so you can answer an out-of-reach phone with the press of a button. A built-in panic-button feature lets you initiate a piercing alarm, and auto dials 911. Alas, it can’t keep the phone battery going or boost reception. But stay tuned.

Zomm Wireless Leash is $79.99 at www.zomm.com; 888-821-0888

Read original article here

Monday, March 21st, 2011

ZOMM Featured in Los Angeles Times

Cell phone panic: This alerts you if you’ve left yours behind

If you leave your cellphone behind, this device will alert you.

By Judi Dash special to the Times

Bzzz, flash, screech — that’s your cellphone being left behind.

Well, actually, that’s the new Zomm Wireless Leash ($99.99), a little round keychain-sized device that, when activated, uses Bluetooth technology to detect and sound an alert if you and your Bluetooth-enabled cellphone become separated by 20 to 40 feet.

A built-in panic button lets you initiate a piercing alarm and auto-dials 911.

Info: (888) 821-0888, Zomm

Tuesday, February 8th, 2011

World’s Largest Cell Phone and Other Guinness World Records

Do you know anyone that doesn’t have a cell phone? People without one are hard to come by. Given that billions of people use cell phones on a daily basis, it’s not hard to believe that the Guinness World Records have taken notice. We came across these cell phone-related world records and couldn’t wait to share them with you!

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World’s Most Durable Cell Phone Number

Who: David Contorno
Where: United States
When: August 2, 1985
What: David has had the same cell phone number since August 2, 1985. His carrier has always been (and always will be?) Ameritech Mobile Communications.

World’s Most Expensive Cell Phone
Who: Vertu (subsidiary of Nokia)
Where: France
When: January 21, 2002
What: The Signature Vertu launched in Paris in 2002. Available with nine different metal finishes, the Signature ranges from $9.980 to $46,650 per phone. Why so expensive? The $46,650 model is Platinum diamond and decorated with a .25 carat solitaire diamond.

World’s Largest (Functioning) Cell Phone
Who: Cricket Communications/Samsung Mobile
Where: United States
When: March 21, 2009
What: Cricket Communications created a scaled-up Samsung SCH-r450 Messager phone. The sliding phone measures 15 x 11.2 x 2.5 ft. Don’t believe it? Check out the photo:

Largest cell phone

World’s Highest Cell Phone Call
Who: Rod Baber
Where: Nepal
When: May 21, 2007
What: Rob Baber used a Motorola MOTO to place a call from the summit of Mt. Everest, 29,029 feet above sea level.

Farthest Cell Phone Throw by an Individual (male)
Who: Chris Hughff
Where: United Kingdom
When: 2007
What: Chris Hughff threw a cell phone 314 feet, 5 inches, at the 2007 UK Mobile Throwing Championships.

Think you can challenge any of these records? Visit Guinness World Records website and apply to set a record today!

Friday, August 20th, 2010

Typical Mac User Features ZOMM



The new ZOMM Wireless Leash – Alarm. A neat gadget for an older guy like me

As I was cruising Twitter yesterday my friend Cali Lewis (@calilewis) tweeted that John Pozadzides (@johnpoz) was “showing off the Zomm at dinner.” Ok, what the heck is a Zomm? I was intrigued and went the their web site www.zomm.comto look at this gadget I’d never heard of. You see it seems that since I turned about 45 my memory is not one of my strongest attributes. I often forget my iPhone in the house, or I panic because I think I have lost it but left it in the house. As I read about what the Zomm could do for $79.99 US., I thought maybe this is the answer to this problem.

As if we needed more proof that we live in the future we now have the Zomm. It a part Blue-tooth speakerphone, “wireless leash,” and panic button. I saw on their site that it was available at Best Buy so I went over this morning and bought one. I usually request a review unit, but given my propensity to loose things, I could not wait.

At first I thought it would be too big and the last thing I wanted was another huge dongle in my pocket. I was happily surprised that the Zomm is about the size of an old silver dollar and weighs barely a quarter of an ounce. So that for me is not a problem. I had to charge the unit for about two hours before using it, but after a very user friendly activation process (via an OS X app) the device worked just as advertised.

So here is how the Zomm works as a wireless leash. After pairing with your cell phone, it sounds an alarm, first vibrating, then flashing, and finally beeping loudly,whenever it loses the Blue-tooth link (usually at around 30 feet). I took a walk outside and about the time I got to the middle of the street sure enough I knew I did not have my iPhone 4.

So for an older guy like me the Zomm is going to keep me from forgetting my phone at home, work, or anywhere I might leave it lying around. That for me is worth the price of this device along. Now I just have to remember not to lose my keys. The Zomm also vibrates, flashes, and beeps whenever a call comes in. That’s a real advantage as sometimes I don’t feel my iPhone 4 when its on vibrate only mode.

Read the full review

Friday, August 6th, 2010

ABC News Features ZOMM on Nationally Televised Segment


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Tech guru Greg Harper on summer’s hottest products

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Friday, July 9th, 2010

The New York Times Reviews the ZOMM



Keeping Your Phone on a Digital Leash

What happens when you have misplaced your iPhone or Android? You know the feeling — panic. And so many of us can be seen tightly grasping our phones. Maybe we want to be quick on the draw in case a call comes in. Or maybe the cost of replacing the do-everything smartphone is too high. Or maybe the phones have just become a part of our selves.

All of this is why a new product from Zomm may wind up hitting a nerve. A small electronic disc that fits on a key ring, the product, also called the Zomm, connects to a phone via Bluetooth. Separate the two devices by more than 30 feet, and the Zomm first vibrates, then flashes and then screams.

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Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

The “WellConnectedMom” Reviews the ZOMM

Have You Joined the Loser Club?
by Lori Cunningham

{For a chance to win a ZOMM, see the end of this post}



You may recall from my CES 2010: Great Technology Products for Moms article in January, that the ZOMM, was my #1 favorite product from CES (Consumer Electronics Show). The Zomm was created by a mom, Laurie Penix, whose three children were constantly losing their cellphones. ZOMM stands for Zac, Olivia and Madison’s Mom. The ZOMM is a keychain you attach to your keys that connects wirelessly, through Bluetooth, to your cell phone. Should you leave your house, a taxi cab, a restaurant, the gym, etc. without your phone, the ZOMM, will set off an alarm to alert you that you are leaving your phone behind. I had the opportunity to talk with Laurie at CES as a member of the press.

Click here for the giveaway details and to read the full article

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

Arab News.com

Cool Tools (May 26) — New and useful gadgets in the market

By MOLOUK Y. BA-ISA, 1MOLOUK@GMAIL.COM

Published: May 26, 2010 16:18 Updated: May 26, 2010 16:23


Leash your handset

ZOMM (zomm.com) is the world’s first wireless leash for mobile phones that also features call notification and personal security capabilities. Never lose a phone again. Using Bluetooth, ZOMM detects when its wirelessly connected mobile phone is beyond a specified distance and alerts the owner via vibration, flashing lights and an alarm.

ZOMM is also a fully functioning speakerphone. ZOMM will sound the alert for incoming calls. One push of the center Z-button and ZOMM answers the call. Pressing the Z-button twice sends the call to voicemail. If the user holds the center Z-button for 9 seconds, ZOMM sounds a loud panic alarm and then will automatically dial emergency assistance from anywhere in the world. In a situation where the user cannot speak, a pre-recorded message will tell the operator to send help immediately.

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Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

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